22 Sep 2000
| by HOLLY WILLIAMS
The Dome's recently appointed chairman, corporate troubleshooter
David James, has hired his long-term financial PR favourites Cardew and
Co.
James has tasked the City consultancy with handling all business and
financial media relations and to advise both himself and the New
Millennium...
22 Sep 2000
Red Rooster Beauty and Consumer PR has been hired by Nestle for the
relaunch of much-loved confectionery brand Quality Street.
There was no pitch, with the agency being recommended on the strength of
its lauded work with Chunky Kit Kat and Maverick chocolate bars.
Previously Quality...
22 Sep 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
The Interpublic Group is to merge its three global PR brands into
two next year in a move which will see the full merger of Shandwick and
the Weber Group.
Just two weeks after announcing the merger of Shandwick's UK operations
into those of co-IPG-owned McCann-Erickson Public Relations,...
22 Sep 2000
Cairns and Associates has won a David and Goliath-style victory to
bag the Persil washing powder account previously held by Shandwick
International.
The nine-strong firm will now be the agency of record for Persil's two
major brands Persil Non Bio and Persil Performance, with effect from...
22 Sep 2000
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
In a move that may revolutionise the results process - and possibly
lead to fewer late nights for financial PROs - PR Newswire has announced
the creation of a disclosure department in Europe.
The department will offer a new, secure web interface, called
Disclose.
This works with...
22 Sep 2000
| by DAVID MCCORMACK
Ketchum has promoted James Maxwell to become European MD. Maxwell
takes over the European brief from New York-based senior
partner/international Jerry Olszewski. Olszewski had been looking after
the European brief despite moving back to the US two years ago.
Ketchum Europe is predicted...
22 Sep 2000
FutureBrand, the McCann World Group agency specialising in brand
consultancy has hired Maud Rousseau as PR manager. She joins from her
previous position as PR manager at United Designers to the newly-created
role with a brief to develop from scratch the firm's PR department.
22 Sep 2000
Burson-Marsteller has appointed Wendy Thomas Taylor as a director
within its change communications team. She joins after more than three
years as change management director at management consultancy Capita
Consulting and reports to MD James Harkness. The practice is now
12-strong and works for...
22 Sep 2000
Nick Hart has been appointed PR director of Turner Entertainment
Networks, running PR operations for its Cartoon Network, Boomerang and
Turner Classic Movies channels. He oversees four staff having originally
joined the company on a freelance basis last year. He was previously
head of PR for...
22 Sep 2000
British Airways' largest franchise operator British Regional
Airlines has appointed Darren Roberts to the newly-created post of PR
officer. Roberts joins from Manchester Airport, where he was press and
PR officer.